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Our civilization is losing interest in doing anything in moderation. To be sure, there are some terrible things in the middle of the road. Behold lackluster, centrist politicians, for example. And culturally, America has made the whole world a little bit happier by demonstrating that taking things to gaudy extremes can be liberating and fun.…

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Tim Curry died on August 25, 2026, which left many audiences looking back at the incredible body of work he left behind. He may have been best known for some of the big movies of his career, like “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “Home Alone 2,” and “The Hunt For Red October,” but he also…

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On August 26, 2026, news broke that Tim Curry had died late on Tuesday evening after over a decade of health problems. He was 80 years old and, more importantly, a prolific actor with an immediately recognizable accent, as well as an extensive list of roles in movies, shows, and theater. Some of his most noteworthy characters…

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The hits keep coming this week: Just a day after we lost Dolly Parton, legendary English actor Tim Curry—known for portraying larger-than-life, eccentric characters like Dr. Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Pennywise inIT—died at age 80 on Wednesday, August 26.

Because this week evidently decided it hadn’t already taken enough beloved 80-year-olds from us, Tim Curry passed away Tuesday night. A king of camp, many remember Curry for scene-stealing roles in movies like Clue, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and of course, Muppet Treasure Island. But he also loved popping up in video games, a…